Monthly Archives: January 2014

I often encounter swimmers who are kicking incorrectly. Triathletes would be particularly guilty of this charge. The crux to teaching anything new, is to try to find ways of experiencing the subjective experience in a ‘hands-on’ way. Touch is a very important way of … Continue reading →

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Gary

I competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul representing Canada and coached in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics for Great Britain. I have a degree in History and a minor degree in Psychology from University of Calgary. I have travelled extensively and have been very lucky to see so much of the world while representing Canada and Great Britain at swimming competitions. I am very proud of the fact that I coached a swimmer to become number one in the world in the fastest swimming race in 2002. I pride myself in my ability to find new and interesting ways to teach swimming. I am an accomplished artist specialising in sculpture, I have another blog called 'swimmingart' where I publish some of my swimming drawings. I have three young children; all boys. I have recently taken up painting and yoga....but not at the same time.
You can see my new paintings at:
https://www.artgallery.co.uk/artist/gary_Vandermeulen